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    "localId": "163300",
    "label": "Solidus of Maurice Tiberius",
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    "id": "163300",
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    "title": "Solidus of Maurice Tiberius",
    "description": "This coin was minted by Maurice Tiberius, an emperor best known for his military prowess and his successes in the war against the Persians.",
    "date": "583–602",
    "citation": "https://clevelandart.org/art/2004.150",
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    "source": "import",
    "dimensionsRaw": "Diameter: 2.2 cm (7/8 in.)",
    "cul": [
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    "accession": "2004.15"
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    "tombstone": "Solidus of Maurice Tiberius, 583–602. Byzantine, 6th-7th century. Gold; diameter: 2.2 cm (7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. Thomas S. and Marion Korllos, 2004.150",
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    "inscriptions": [
        {
            "inscription": "(Avers):  DN MAVRC TIbPPAV[C]\r\n(Revers):  VICTOR[I] AAVC[CI] and CONO[B]"
        }
    ],
    "didYouKnow": "The solidus coin was first made in AD 301 in Rome.",
    "url": "https://clevelandart.org/art/2004.150",
    "creditline": "Gift of Dr. Thomas S. and Marion Korllos",
    "updatedAt": "2026-05-29 08:29:12.927000",
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